How Does Dill Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

Gianluca Eickenberg
Advanced ELL
TKAM Essay
Coming of Age

As we gets older, we grow up without noticing the changing of our mind and social skills because we learn more about the world and how life actually is. When we are a child, we still think that the world is a peaceful and fun place, but when we grow up we notice that it is actually a cruel and difficult world. We can see in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, that Jem, Scout, and Dill mature throughout the book. They also grow up and discover a lot of good and bad things about Maycomb.
Scout didn't know how to respect people, so she said what was on her mind. “But he's gone and drowned his dinner in syrup,” I protested.” (32), Scout respected Walter Cunningham less when he drowned
I received a letter and a snapshot from him.” (154) Scout was crushed after she received the letter and she was sad that Dill won’t come to Maycomb that summer. Scout discovers her feminine side when she meets Dill Harris and learns more about love. She has the Butterfly feeling, but also the sad one when Dill didn’t visited her during the summer. It is a part of maturing that you feel the love feeling, but also the crushed one. “Tom Robinson is unjustly accused and charged with physical assault upon Mayella Ewell. Outside the courthouse, Dill becomes sick and cries; he is upset that Mr. Gilmer has interrogated Tom in the hostile manner that he has. Having observed Dill, Mr. Dolphus Raymond observes from behind a tree” (285) Jem, Scout, Dill learn that the World is not a fair place and that Maycomb was racist. They learn that Black People don't have a chance to win in court, even when they have evidence that proves their
“stay with us, Jean Louise,” she said. This was part of her campaign to teach me to be a lady.” (307) Scout had to put on a dress when she went to her Aunt's house, at first she was checked if she was able to help in the house, which a woman had to be able to do at that time. Scout wasn't a child anymore, she had to learn how to act like a real woman, so that she can get married later on. “Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside.” (304) Jem realized that Boo Radley already figured out that the World is a mean place, so he wanted to be mature and protected himself from the World and stayed in his